MLA or Modern Language Association style is most commonly used by middle school students to cite sources. The information located below provides basic guidelines for citing sources using MLA.
To Cite a Book Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Example: Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print.
To Cite an Article in a Magazine Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication. Example: Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print.
To Cite an Entire Website Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access. Example: Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue University, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006.
To Cite and Image from the Web Author’s Name, if given. “Name of Image.” Type of Image (photograph, map, chart, graph, etc.). Title of Site or Page. Name of Sponsoring Organization. Publication or update date. Date of Visit to Site <URL of Image>. Example: Williams, Kathy. “Green Apples.” Photograph. Kathy’s Apples. Healthy Living Organization. 23 Feb. 2001. 29 May 2013 <http://www.comcast.net/kwhome.htm>.
MLA or Modern Language Association style is most commonly used by middle school students to cite sources. The information located below provides basic guidelines for citing sources using MLA.
To Cite a Book
Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Example:
Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print.
To Cite an Article in a Magazine
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.
Example:
Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print.
To Cite an Entire Website
Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access.
Example:
Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue University, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006.
To Cite and Image from the Web
Author’s Name, if given. “Name of Image.” Type of Image (photograph, map, chart, graph, etc.). Title of Site or Page. Name of Sponsoring Organization. Publication or update date. Date of Visit to Site <URL of Image>.
Example:
Williams, Kathy. “Green Apples.” Photograph. Kathy’s Apples. Healthy Living Organization. 23 Feb. 2001. 29 May 2013 <http://www.comcast.net/kwhome.htm>.
For additional information, please consult the MLA Works Cited Page provided by Purdue University at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/